Bratislava vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1275
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3042
$3224
🏠 One person rent
$705
$649
🏘️ Family rent
$1188
$1199
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1458
$883
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
66
95
😀 Quality of life
80
76
🏙️ Population
476K
15.7M

The cost of living in Bratislava is 2% more expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 4275th and 4347th ($1275 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Slovakia and Turkey, respectively. Check Slovakia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bratislava compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 568th and 850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bratislava Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.61
$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$4.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.93
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$853
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$530
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1238
$1671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$908
$985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$63.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.7
$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.37%
47.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5323
$3233
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3848
$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.63
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.63
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$9.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.79
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.54
$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$6.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.3
$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.9
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$586
$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13266
$17728

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$1844
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$1582
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$1719
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$784
65 km or 40 mi Sopron
$919
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$1627
70 km or 44 mi Breclav
$943
72 km or 45 mi Piestany
$935
74 km or 46 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1586
75 km or 46 mi Nitra
$1039
78 km or 49 mi Hodonin
$1098
81 km or 50 mi Nove Zamky
$1019
87 km or 54 mi Komarno
$1045
106 km or 66 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1381
108 km or 67 mi Szombathely
$701
108 km or 67 mi Trencin
$1118
111 km or 69 mi Levice
$987
111 km or 69 mi Sankt Polten
$1559
111 km or 69 mi Znojmo
$1087
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$794
115 km or 71 mi Krems an der Donau
$1553
123 km or 76 mi Brno
$1329
128 km or 79 mi Zlin
$1169
130 km or 81 mi Kromeriz
$1107
131 km or 81 mi Veszprem
$786
131 km or 82 mi Prievidza
$892
143 km or 89 mi Szekesfehervar
$762
146 km or 91 mi Povazska Bystrica
$1085
146 km or 91 mi Zalaegerszeg
$750
148 km or 92 mi Prostejov
$1075
148 km or 92 mi Vsetin
$1104
148 km or 92 mi Prerov
$983
149 km or 93 mi Trebic
$1120
156 km or 97 mi Vac
$827
157 km or 98 mi Zvolen
$1237
157 km or 98 mi Kapfenberg
$1323
159 km or 99 mi Erd
$790

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Distance City Cost of living
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$599
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$573
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$782
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$718
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$835
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$1113
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$701
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$743
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$872
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$690
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$679
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$708
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$661
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$455
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$547
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$755
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$661
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$642
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$707
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$535
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$691
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$652
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$568
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$721
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$626
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$624
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$616
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$679
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$690
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$892
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$911
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$546
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$629
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$464
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$631
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$677
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$710
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$638
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$934
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$899